claimant

His son, the Prince Imperial, was at present far too young to figure as a claimant to the throne.

The latter was of a slim build, while the claimant was a couple of inches taller and weighed twenty-five stones.

The claimant of a military title could best defend it by deeds of daring, and by such William Walker was to prove himself.

The claimant boy laid such insistent hands on the puppy, and Eddy so resisted, that the little animal yelped loudly.